Mount for outboard motors.



J. H. MAXWELL. MOUNTFOR'OUTBOAR L} MOTORS. APPLICATION FILED NQV-ZS.I915.

1 1 9@.,66$. Patented Jill 11, 1916.

Application. filed November 593, 39135.

ling mechanism, more particularly the type which is generically known,as outboard motors, upon rafts, boats, and the like, so that it may bepermitted to swing reorwardly and slide over a rock or like ohstructionwhich it might encounter while in use.

My invention comprises certain novel "hem tures of construction, whichwill hereinafter he described and specifically defined in the claims.

in the accompanying drawings 1! have shown my invention as applied to anout hoard motor, which is mounted upon a in t. It is, however, evidentthat the same principies may apply in the mounting of :iv like motorupon a boat,

Figure 1 is a longitudinal sectional elevation of the raft taken betweenthe two floats 1. Fig, 2 is a transverse section taken through the seat.l ig. 3 is side elevation of the rear end of the raft, showing the motoras sliding over a stone or elevation in the bottom of the body of water.

Gut-hoard motors as usually constructed are designed to have theirpropellers located well beneath the surface oi the water, in W: ich casethey quite generally extend some distance lower than the hottorn oi? theheat or raft. Under such conditions they are in position to'contact witha stone or other ohstruction over which the heat or raft will passfreely, lfn such case damage is likely to ensue by reason of the bendingor breaking of some part. By my invention the motor is mounted to swingupon a transversely ex Elneeification of Letters Patent.

Patented July it, time,

Serial No. ewes.

tended horizontalaxis, a stop being provided to prevent the lower end,which car- Ties the propeller, from swinging forwardly beyond thedesired'position, While permitting free swinging rearwardly. 7

In the drawings I have shown my device mounted upon a raft, which raftconsists of two pontoons l, and the connecting frame work. The heard 5which extends between the pontoons may he a part of the normal frame ofthe raft, or as herein shown, a sepa rate board which is secured uponthe pen toou by means of the encircling loo-rs or cords 6. This boardcarries two brackets 0!" standards 2, those having theface which istoward the rear of the raft or boat substantially Vertical. A "verticalboard 7 is journaled hy pins 20 upon the upper part of these brackets.vThe forward swing; 01"" the lower edge of this hoard is limited bycontact, either with the rear "faces of the h 'aeliet 2, 01' the rearedge of the board 5, or in any other suitahle manner, to such positionas will piece the propeller 30 of the outhoard motor, which. 1S mountedthereon, in proper position. The outboard motor, which as a wlioie isindicated hy' the number secured to the heard 7. As herein shown thisIDOUNF is provided with clamps 4 adopted to emhruce the upper edge ofthe board 7, end to he secured thereon by clcinp inn screws 40. Underthese conditions of mounting if the guard 31, which forms the lowermostedge 0'5 rudder 33 of the out hoard motor, hits a stone or otherobstruction, it w l. ride over the same as is indicated in, Fig. 3. Themotor is at all times free to swing in this direction, and afterpassing; an obstruction will immediately swine; hack into its normalposition. By reason of this, accident to the propeller will heprevented.

lVhat .l claim as my invention and desire to patent is:

l. The eoinhination with a raft or like construction of a hoard adaptedfor use as a support for an outboard motor and pivoted by one edge toswing in a foreend aft direction,

2. e memes 2. A support for an outboard motor havwardly facing surfaces,and a transversely ing a board pivoted by one edge upon a extendingboard hinged toward its upper transverse axis and a stop limiting itsswing edge upon said brackets and adapted to hear 1 in the direction ofthe action of the motor. against the rearward faces thereof.

o 3. A means for supporthra an outboard Signed at Seattle, Washington,this 18th motor upon a water craft eon'iprising upday of November, 1915.1

.wardly extending brackets havingv r ar- JAMES H. MAXVVEL D.

